On the west bank of Tamsui Creek, a large number of Ming soldiers gathered on the bank, preparing to cross the river.Zhao Ming originally planned to mobilize more than 10,000 elite troops from Zhoushan to the island, but because of the attack of Spanish warships at sea, the route from Taiwan to Zhoushan was affected.At this time, counting Zhao Ming's 2,000 guards, the total number of Ming soldiers on the island was only more than 6,500, of which 500 were still dealing with the potbelly natives on the southern front.Last time, Zhao Ming's 2,000 guards fought 1,000 Spaniards with twice the strength, but he couldn't speak, and the attack was thwarted by the Spaniards.This time, Zhao Ming's 6,000 soldiers, facing 3,000 Spaniards, were still twice the number of troops, but in fact, there was no advantage.At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army crossed the river near the port of Tamsui, and the soldiers stepped on the pontoon bridge and passed in a crowded manner.On the other side of Tamsui, several Spanish cavalrymen, watching the Ming army cross Tamsui, observed for a while, pulled the reins of their horses, roared down the hillside, and headed for the Tamsui Right Thousand Protectorate.To the north of Sennosho, near the sea, the Spanish army was encamped here.At this time, outside the city of Qianhusho, the Spanish soldiers lined up in formation, their solid armor shining with silver, like the spears of the forest, flashing with cold.Under a white background and a red cross under the flag of the Spanish Empire, the Spanish commander Franco is directing artillery to bombard the collapsed city walls.With the strength of the Spaniards, if they had attacked, they would have broken the acropolis long ago, but the Spaniards could not afford to die, and the Spanish soldiers in the entire Far East were less than 5,000 people, and the siege losses were huge, and they could not afford it.The idea of the Spanish governor was that by defeating the main force of the Ming army, and then forcing Zhao Ming to sign a treaty and cede the right to rule Taiwan, he would be able to rule Taiwan at a very small cost and obtain huge benefits at the minimum cost.Looking at the smashed guardhouse, Franco was full of ambition and held his command sword, "It seems that the Chinese in this fort are almost at the limit, and the Spanish soldiers can defeat them and seize the castle with a single charge." ”The Spanish officer next to him, looking at the Chinese castle, was a little surprised.These days, the Spaniards shelled the castle, thinking several times that after the fierce shelling, the Chinese in the castle would collapse, sent soldiers to attack, but found that the Ming army holding the castle had dug anti-artillery pits in the castle, and the will to resist was very tenacious, and several attacks were repelled by the Ming army, and eighty Spanish soldiers were damaged.But fortunately, this time the Chinese in the castle are afraid that it is really not good, the fortress wall was bombarded into ruins by heavy artillery, if it can still resist the attack of Spanish soldiers, then the Spanish Empire will not have to fight with the Chinese for Taiwan.The officer smiled and said: "This is all the powerful command of His Excellency Commander, as long as this fortress is taken, the army can attack the Tamsui Port with all its might, and once the Tamsui Port is taken, the Chinese should surrender to His Excellency the Commander!"
”A smile appeared on Franco's face, the Spanish colonizer Requel wrote to the king decades ago, "If Your Majesty is willing to dispatch, with less than sixty good Spanish soldiers, you will be able to conquer and suppress the Chinese." ”Later, the Spanish governor in the Philippines, Sand, also said in a letter to the king: "The conquest of China is easy to carry out and the cost is small."
To this end, the Spaniards also actively probed the intelligence of the Chinese coast, drew up shipping lanes and maps, and formulated a plan, and concluded that only 10,000 to 12,000 men were needed to conquer China.It's just that this arrogant plan has not been implemented.Spain's energy was pinned down by the Thirty Years' War, which had been pinned down by British pirates, and the plan to conquer China had to be abandoned.Franco said arrogantly: "Now that the Chinese are defeated by the Tatars in the north, perhaps we Spaniards can take the opportunity to conquer China."
In this way, we can easily obtain Chinese tea, cloth, raw silk, silk, and beautiful handicrafts, and realize the revival of Spain!
”Just as he was complacent, Franco suddenly frowned, but saw several Spanish cavalry galloping towards him.The Spanish cavalry galloped to the front of the military formation, led an officer, bent down and saluted, "Your Excellency, the Chinese on the west bank of the Tamsui River, crossing the Tamsui River, are rushing to the rescue!"
It is observed that there are more than four thousand of them, like the Chinese who fought with us last time!
”Under the banner of the empire, the Spanish officers in white military uniforms frowned, but they did not expect that the Chinese would come to the rescue at this time.Franco sneered: "Could it be that these Chinese have forgotten the fact that they were defeated by us a few months ago."
It's really damned, but it's okay to do this, then directly defeat them, force the Chinese to surrender to us, and sign a treaty in our favor. ”Four thousand Chinese appeared on the Spanish flank, so that they could not commit their forces to attack the right thousand households, and after a few shouts from the officers in the Spanish formation, they saw the 2,500 Spanish soldiers in a line, turning on the battlefield and heading west.In the right thousand households, the Ming soldiers hiding in the criss-crossing anti-artillery pits poked their heads out and saw the Spaniards' military formation walking away, their spears slowly moving westward, and everyone showed a relieved look on their faces."
Commander, what's going on?"
A general shook off the dust above his head and asked, "Why did Xiyi withdraw?"
”The Ming soldiers who were about to fight looked at Wang Dana suspiciously.Wang Dana said in a deep voice: "It must be the governor who has crossed the river!"
”After speaking, he climbed out of the trench, took out the clairvoyant mirror to look, and saw a fiery red line appear on the horizon in the distance.The Ming Dynasty was still on fire, and most of the Ming army's armor was red, and the army moved in the wilderness, like a red cloud coming from the sky."
Sure enough!
It's reinforcements coming to help, ready to fight!
”Wang Dana immediately drank the order.The soldiers climbed out of the trench together, and saw flags fluttering in the wilderness in the distance, and you could vaguely see the Ming army in red armor, advancing neatly.Wang Dana immediately drew his sword and shouted, "Brothers, line up and assemble!"
”1,000 Ming soldiers and 2,000 Tun troops immediately crossed out of the trenches, holding muskets and spears in a phalanx.On the Tamsui Port Fort, Li Zhongming also raised his musket and ordered loudly, "Array!"
”1,000 soldiers of the Ming army walked out of the fort, lined up on the top of the mountain, and pressed towards the battlefield from the northwest.The Spanish phalanx marching in the wilderness was not afraid, the Spanish phalanx soldiers, their footsteps were neat and powerful on the ground, slowly advancing, the footsteps came into the ears of the Ming army, the Ming soldiers felt the slight tremor of the ground, and they were very surprised in their hearts, but they did not expect the infantry to have such a might.Zhao Ming saw the Spanish phalanx moving, and immediately waved his hand, and the big sword behind him was raised, and then put it down, inserted into the ground, and the elite of the four thousand Ming troops immediately stood still.The Ming soldiers were in front of the shield carts, lined up like a city wall, and behind the shield carts were neatly arranged musketeers, and then heavy armor soldiers armed with long-handled battle axes.On the flanks of the formation, there were several artillery pieces and a large number of cavalry.For a time, the banner hunting, the army was silent, the battlefield was full of slaughter, and a big war was about to break out.
(Thank you for your support, I'm going to the city tomorrow to take the fourth exam, so I'll take a day off.) ）()